It was New Years in the tree house and 2007 was fading as Rachel and the gang all had different plans.

"I hope Wally kisses me tonight Rache, I mean you know that once midnight hits you have to kiss the first girl you see" Kuki said.

"I'm glad I get to see you grow up little bro, and I'm sure Buster is equally happy to be in your life" Chrissy said as Buster laid between him and Amanda barking happily and attacking a couch cushion.

"I love him too but I haven't had a minute alone with Heather since he's been around, but I guess puppies need love more than girls do these days" John said scratching Buster's ears as he hopped from the couch sensing John's conversation and fell laid down in front of the fire place.

"Uhhhh Numbah 6 we have a problem and I think you can handle it better than Numbah 362, just be sure to bring tissues and lots of them while I get a carton of ice cream and chocolate" tater said running into the kitchen as Kuki followed her.

"The heartbroken special?, Tater level with me is somebody heartbroken in the treehouse?" Kuki asked As Tater handed her four bowls and she balanced soda, chocolate bars, a box of Pizza, and a carton of ice cream on her arms.

"I can take some of that if you want Tater, I just have to know the details of the sitch your throwing me into" Kuki said as Tater stopped at the kitchen table and John ran into the kitchen.

"It's Amanda isn't it Tater?, you need the tissues for Amanda right?" John asked as Tater nodded and then shook her head no.

"All right now is not the time to confuse me Tater, is it Amanda or not?".

"Well it's part Amanda and part you, see Heather's up to something you'd have to see to believe and Amanda's locked herself in her room specifically asking for you to comfort her" Tater said handing the pizza box, ice cream, and soda to John as Kuki ran after them both.

"So where are we headed if I may ask Tater?, and why does this involve me?".

Tater pointed to David's bedroom as John saw the door was opened a crack and Tater opened it the rest of the way to see Heather on David's bed kissing him.

"What in the world do you two think your doing?, are you completely nutso?" Kuki asked pushing Heather off the bed as she saw John and acted surprised.

"John hey baby I was just on my way to see you when David grabbed me and started kissing me".

"Save the lies Heather I saw what you were doing in here and you never pushed him away, it's like you wanted him to kiss you" John said as David looked up when he heard Amanda's bedroom door storm open.

""I can't wait to hear the excuse for you kissing your best friends girl David, because believe me John and I have heard some pretty lame excuses in our lives" Amanda said as John's insides felt like a soda can when you shake it.

"This isn't what it looked like Mandy baby, see we were talking and talking led to eating, and to make a long story short Heather was choking on a piece of bread and I was giving her the Heimlich Maneuver" David said as Tater, Amanda, and Kuki laughed as John ran off crying.

'Well peppy I'd consider that your wake up call, and I don't think you'll be seeing a lot of him anymore" Amanda said as Kuki and Tater were still laughing at David's excuse.

"That has got to be the stupidest excuse I have ever heard in the world of lies" Kuki said rolling around on the floor not breathing as Tater laughed over her.

"Looks like somebody else needs the Heimlich Maneuver quick David kiss her too" Tater said as Kuki led Amanda to John's room where Chrissy and Rachel had worried looks on their faces.

"All is not well in John's dating world that's all, he caught his best friend David kissing his girlfriend and your never going to believe the excuse David gave" Kuki said running to John's room with Chrissy and Rachel.

David ran into the living room with his shirt off as Nigel stood in front of the hallway angry.

"All eight I know I had little or no faith in this new replacement agent thing, but going around behind his back and kissing his girlfriend is just plain wrong" Nigel said as David tried to push past him but Nigel was stronger.

"He's getting the help he needs and you can't help him with this problem anyways".

"Look I was giving her the Heimlich Maneuver, she laid on my bed and I put my mouth on hers to act like a vacuum and suck the food out" David said as all the agents were in an uproar of laughter.

"You'd make a good comedian kid, but as a friend your as you say a vacuum because you suck".

Meanwhile in John's room we see him on his bed crying as Amanda felt bad about the fight they had so many nights ago.

"I know it seems like the world is falling around you right now baby brother but your six, you have so many years of fun to have before you start dating" Chrissy said hoping to at least make John's body stop shaking with sadness.

"She used me like a toy, and when she got bored she went to find a new toy to play with leaving me in the toy box broken and crying" John said as Amanda sat next to him stroking his hair.

"John we've been through hell together, and I know it hurts right now but take it from a girl who's lost love before, listen to your sister and have fun with life instead of waiting on love" Amanda said as John stopped crying and looked at her.

"I thought I was a Wilbur to you, you know a fictional pig and all that jazz".

"Yea about that I'm really sorry I had a fight with you , and I think that you're the strongest little boy I've ever met in my life".

John hugged Amanda as Kuki slid the pizza box onto his bed still giggling at David's excuse.

"That excuse is going down in KND history as the stupidest excuse ever, and I wouldn't blame you if you never talked to him again Numbah 8" Kuki said shaking her head as Tater poured soda in six cups and Rachel served ice cream and chocolate.

"So are you feeling at least a little better little bro?, because if it makes you feel better I'll go and make this Heather girl look like an opponent after a Rocky movie" Chrissy said cracking her knuckles.

"No Chris that's ok, I think David's dumb excuse is going to come back to haunt her for years to come" John said as not talking to David was looking pretty good to Amanda.

Buster laid his head on John's knees with pleading eyes hoping some of the hamburger on his pizza would fall onto the bed.

"Sorry boy this isn't for doggies, but I do have something for you if your interested".

A dog treat was thrown onto the floor as Buster ran and caught it in his paws chewing it.

"I wonder where he gets his excuse's from, I mean is there a how to make a dumb excuse for dummies book" Tater asked her mouth full of ice cream.

"Well they make a how to for dummies everything else so I wouldn't doubt if he did buy a book on how to make a dumb excuse" Kuki said as there was a knock on John's door.

"I'll get that it might be the bad excuse king with another one liner for us" Rachel said opening the door to find Heather standing there.

"Can I help you one line queen?, or are you hear to tell me the truth of the story?" John asked as Chrissy stood up looking like she was ready to rumble at the word go.

"The one thing that's holding her back is me Heather, and if you try to lie like your third wheel out there I'd gladly set her on you" John said as Heather slowly tried to move Rachel who stood in front of the door.

"That is as far as you go one line queen, you have to gain my friendship back to get into the room again" John said as Heather had tears in her eyes.

"Well the truth is we were kissing, it happened so fast and I couldn't stop him from kissing me, he was like a rocket ready for liftoff ".

"Oh please Heather there's a word called no, learn to use it and then come and talk to me about how hard it is, in fact you should walk in my shoes having no mom and no dad".

Rachel slammed the door in Heathers face as the countdown to 2008 began outside.

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New yearrrrrrrrrrrrr" The agents yelled as Kuki kissed Wally and he kissed her back with David slowly walking up to Heather.

"Well I guess your stuck with me because John isn't crawling on all fours back to you" David said as Heather looked angrily at him.

"I was giving her the Heimlich Maneuver?, all the lines in the world and that's the best you can come up with?" Heather asked flipping her long black hair at him and stomping off to her room with him following her.

"Well guys I think we should all get to bed, it's 12:00 and tomorrow's a new day and a new year" Rachel said stretching and walking out of the room with Kuki, Tater, and Chrissy following.

"Aren't you going to go to bed Mandy?, or would you rather stay here with me tonight?" John asked as Amanda smiled and snatched up another piece of pizza.

"Only if you want me to stay John, see I don't want to stay if you want me to go then I'm out" Amanda said stretching and sprawling out on John's bed.

"I don't mind if you stay Mandy, in fact I was hoping you would because I've been thinking a lot".

"About what John boy?, I mean is it about me and you or just me or just you?".

"It's about you and me and I figure that maybe I should give us a chance but I would like to know if we can be friends until Junior High, after that we'll see what happens" John said as Amanda nodded and made a bed on the floor for herself.

Well that's it for now please read and reply

PS Tater funny little tid bit this really happened to me, I dated Heather in High school and Amanda dated David, one day David came over my house with Heather, He told me to keep Amanda from coming to my house and I stood guard at the stairs, Amanda came and I told her she couldn't come upstairs and that was when she pushed me out of the way and David and Heather were caught on my bed kissing, and the whole Heimlich Maneuver excuse came out and Amanda told him it was over, Thanks for reading

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